I remember my earliest training partners.....
They were a few local guys a bit older than me and they would complain about one another behind each others back. Excuses were running rampant......
They would complain that they only could train with me.
They NEEDED my motivation, they told me.
But now I know. I KNOW much, much better, some 25 years later.
Excuses Suck. NO Excuse is truly valid.
The only thing you NEED to do is to be able to count on YOU. Punch your excuses in the face.
And THAT is the BIG problem nowadays is that people simply can't count on themselves.
They are searching everywhere else for the answers when the answers are IN you.....
I also make up excuses. They are pathetic at best.
ALL of my excuse suck. They are pathetic and have NO clout. As humans, we can quickly downward spiral into a world of weakness and excuses.
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It's why I am always reading and re-reading Steven Pressfield's book, Turning Pro.
It reminds me that there is always the next level and Turning PRO is the best way to live.
Being an Amateur sucks. Your excuses suck. My excuses suck.
And you KNOW it. We Both Know it. We need more reasons to attack life and less reasons to come up with excuses for why we can't do the work in ANY area of our life.
Do. The. Work. It's simple, but not easy.
Live The Code 365,
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Over the past 10 months I have suffered from tendinosis in my elbow. It is crippling pain. It makes it hard for me to bench and the added strain on my shoulder from compensating makes it hard for me to row. Do you have any pointers or any ways to stay motivated through my workouts when I am not pushing weight like I used to? Physical pain sucks, but the mental toll of not having a fully functioning arm is starting to get to me. Also, any advice to heal this injury would be great.
You are the man. Thanks.
Mike, I understand this and the emotional exhaustion that comes with it!
I would go straight to the experts.
Charlie Weingroff / Kelly Starrett (dig into his youtube videos)
See if anyone in your area can be recommended from Charlie.
Or, LMK where you’re located, I might know someone who can help you.
Keep me posted brother, feel free to e mail me
Hey Mike, I suffered from this myself about a year ago.
I got a vodoo floss band K star has a video of how to use it for the elbow. I also got a rad roller and rolled my forearms right in to my elbow every night. Also elbow circles and strangely finger circles really helped. I had it in both arms it took a good month or so of doing the above every day to clear it up